Agencies miss deadline for tribal consultation plans (February 11, 2010)
Several federal agencies failed to complete their tribal consultation policies despite given 90 days by President Barack Obama, Indian Country Today reports. The Departments of...
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Adam Beach to make film about revered Native vet (February 11, 2010)
Adam Beach announced plans to star in a film about Tommy Prince, Canada's most decorated Native veteran. Prince (1915-1977) was a member of the...
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City residents oppose Northern Arapaho agreement (February 11, 2010)
A cooperative agreement between the Northern Arapaho Tribe and the city of Riverton, Wyoming, is running into local opposition. Every resident who spoke at...
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Doug George-Kanentiio: Mohawk firm on member rules (February 11, 2010)
"Native people, like all Canadians, have been, in this generation, caught up in a whirl of social, economic, ecological and political changes over which we...
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Shoshone leader's domestic violence case dropped (February 11, 2010)
A domestic violence case against Bruce Parry, a leader of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation, has been dropped, The Salt Lake Tribune...
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Pojoaque Pueblo claims tax exemption for property (February 11, 2010)
Pojoaque Pueblo and the state of New Mexico appear to be headed towards resolution of a property tax dispute. The tribe bought the 139-acre La...
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Phillip Martin, former Choctaw chief, hailed as Moses (February 11, 2010)
Over 1,000 people attended funeral services for Phillip Martin, the former longtime chief of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. Martin died February 4...
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Coeur d'Alene Tribe at odds with county over police (February 11, 2010)
The Coeur d'Alene Tribe and Benewah County, Idaho, are providing different accounts of law enforcement on the reservation. The tribe had a cross-deputization agreement with...
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Hoopa Valley Tribe votes against Klamath dam deal (February 11, 2010)
The Hoopa Valley Tribe of California won't be signing the Klamath Hydropower Settlement Agreement or the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement. The Interior Department announced a...
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Obesity in Indian youth linked to death by age of 55 (February 11, 2010)
Indian children who are obese or have high blood sugar levels are more than twice as likely to die before the age of 55 than...
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Inquest set for Indian man who died in Montana jail (February 11, 2010)
An inquest into the death of A.J. LongSoldier at a jail in Hill County, Montana, will be held March 18. LongSoldier, 18, died last...
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Little Shell Chippewa Tribe stands to lose big grant (February 11, 2010)
The state of Montana is proposing to cut a $417,000 grant to the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians. The state received $4.9 million from...
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Oglala Sioux Tribe amends employee drug test plan (February 11, 2010)
The Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota amended its plans to test all employees for drugs. Employees with hair too short for a follicle test...
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USA Today Blog: World ignoring South Dakota tribes (February 11, 2010)
"No photos or video of sweet suffering faces. No popular vacation landscape for a backdrop. No personal connective ties. Are those the reasons the...
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Eastern Cherokees oppose building near sacred site (February 11, 2010)
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina says a proposed Duke Energy electrical station will harm Kituwah, the tribe's ancestral home. Kituwah...
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